- I〔商品などの広告〕(an) advertisement, advertising ⇒こうこく（広告）；〔広報活動〕publicity；〔政府・団体などの〕propaganda
宣伝する advertise; publicize; spread propaganda
- 今は宣伝の世の中だ
- This is the age of advertising.
- 新しい自動車の宣伝をする
- advertise a new car
- 前宣伝
- advance publicity ((for a movie))
- ヨーロッパの映画祭で賞を得たことはあの映画の大きな宣伝になった
- That movie got a lot of free publicity when it won a prize in a European film festival.
- 彼らは軍備強化の必要を宣伝してきた
- They have been spreading a lot of propaganda about the need for a military buildup.
- インタビューの間に自分の本を宣伝した
- He plugged [put in a plug for] his own book during the interview.
- II〔大げさに言いふらすこと〕
- 彼女は前からボーイフレンドがすごくハンサムだと宣伝していた
- She had been going around for some time telling everyone that her boyfriend was terribly handsome.
- 彼女は前宣伝ばかりで一向にごちそうしてくれない
- She talks a lot about inviting us to dinner but there's no sign of her actually doing it.
- 宣伝員〔政治的な〕a propagandist；〔広報係〕a publicity man
- 宣伝映画a propaganda picture
- 宣伝カーa sound truck
- 宣伝価値propaganda value
- 宣伝機関a publicity organ
- 宣伝記事a publicity article
- 宣伝効果the impact [effectiveness] of advertising [propaganda]
- 宣伝効果のある
- CM an effective commercial（▼英語ではcommercialのことをCMとは言わない）
- 有名な女優を使えば新製品の宣伝効果は上がるだろう
- Using a well-known actress would increase the effectiveness of advertising for the new product.
- 宣伝戦a propaganda war；〔商戦〕an advertising campaign, a publicity campaign
- 宣伝費advertising [publicity] expenses
- 宣伝ビラa leaflet; a handbill; an advertising bill; a propaganda bill
- 宣伝部a publicity department
- 宣伝文句〔商品の〕a sales message；〔広告の文章〕copy
- なかなかの宣伝屋だ
- He's good at getting publicity.
